Weaving together ideas for thinking: relational ethics, politics, and worlds in transition. A conversation with Arturo Escobar

This interview is also available in written format in the magazine. Plots and Networks N9.

Arturo Escobar He is a researcher and activist from Cali, Colombia. His work focuses on territorial struggles, extractivism, pluriversal ecosocial transitions, and ontological design. For over three decades, he has collaborated with Afro-Colombian, environmental, and feminist social movements. His most recent book is *Relationality: An Emerging Politics of Life Beyond the Human* (Buenos Aires, Tinta Limon, 2025; with Michal Osterweil and Kriti Sharma).

Marisol de la Cadena She is an anthropologist from Lima, Peru. She is the author of key works such as Indigenous Mestizos and Earth Beings, which focus on race, culture, and ecologies of practice in the Andes. Her work combines academic research with political engagement in social justice, particularly in the defense of environmental justice.